You will also find the UK’s largest groups of white lions and cheetahs and the biggest herd of hippo.

In addition, there is a Sea Lion Theatre, insect house, a walk-through Twilight Cave containing free-flying bats, a SeaQuarium, Reptile World, Hippo Lakes, Penguin Cove and exhibits where you can see lemurs and meet the meerkats.

An interactive African Village contains Somali and Cameroon sheep and pygmy goats.

The site also has 27 rides and attractions such as Jungle Cat Dodgems, Dr Umboto’s Catacombs, Shark Island, Slippery Snake Slide, the Rhino Rollercoaster, Zambezi Water Splash, Venom Tower Drop, Pirate Ship and Wild River Rafting.